Euc in Arizona

[lackhand]

So while I was out scouting nurseries (on Australia Day, coincidentally) for melaleucas and such, I drove by this massive old eucalyptus. I meant to post it earlier, but forgot until I was looking at some pictures today. Anyway, it's not as natural as you might like given that it doesn't even grow here natively, but I thought it might be fun to show a really big one growing here in the USA. You can actually see a second one behind it too.

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PS. - In case you're wondering, no I was not driving while taking this photo, and I don't condone such behavior.

[kcpoole]

Lovely tree and awesome to think they are in the US and obviously have been for quite a while.

Ps re the photos, that's Ok 'cos you are on the left and In OZ, that s the passenger side

Thanks for posting
Ken

[shibui]

Hi Lackhand,
That would be more 'natural' than you might think. Even though its only a middle aged euc it still has many of the characteristics we associate with the genus - massive trunk, multiple rising branches and pendulous finer twigs. A bit more girth and a bit more spread to the lower branches and it would 'be' an iconic river red gum.

Anyone in aus want to hazard a guess on the species?? The smooth, white bark puts it into the gum barked group.....